Synopsis
Garth Williams’s adorable baby animals in a durable board book!
No one has illustrated animals with as much warmth, humor, texture, and life as Garth Williams. Simple, humorous text identifies each baby animal capering about the woods, desert, or mountains
This longtime Little Golden Book favorite is now available as a sturdy Little Golden Treasure for a new generation of kids who will love the realistically portrayed animals on each page!
Children's Literature
The binding made me immediately think of my collection of Little Golden Books, and what a treasure they were. Now many of the stories have been reissued in a variety of formats. This board book version of the Baby Animals is a delight. The characteristics of about a dozen animals are introduced, raging from the common squirrel and chipmunk to the more exotic kangaroo, giraffe and koala bear. Kids will learn that: koalas live in Australia just like kangaroos; that monkeys can use their hands, feet and tail to hold onto things like a tree branch; opossum can pretend to be dead; and although a baby giraffe makes no sound, he can run very fast. The pictures are reasonably realistic, but they do give the animals a bit of personality. The fox looks sly, the lamb very happy and the skunk shocked to see his friend the opossum looking as if he is dead. The ending is a bit of a surprise as the Baby Owl asks who is ready for bed and who is awake and asleep. A pleasant bedtime read. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot